Overview
- Description
- Correspondence regarding the Holocaust experiences of Jacob Szmulowicz who fled Lida, Lithuania (Lida, Belarus) with his son Samuel to Shanghai in 1939. His wife Liba, daughter Frida, and son Eliezer were deported to Siberia in 1940.
- Date
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inclusive:
1941-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Frida Gefen
- Collection Creator
- Frida Gefen
- Biography
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Frida Gefen (née Szmulowicz) is the daughter of Jacob and Liba Szmulowicz of Lida, Lithuania (Lida, Belarus). She had two brothers: Eliezer and Samuel. Jacob and Samuel fled Lithuania in September 1939. They secured Japanese travel visas to Curacao from Japanese Counxul Chiune Sugihara and went to Shanghai, where they remained until 1947. Frida, Liba, and Eliezer were deported to Siberia in April 1940. Frida married Aba Weinstein in 1947 in Salzburg, Austria, and they immigratedt to Palestine in February 1948.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Postcards.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collections is arranged as a single folder.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Belarus--Lida. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belarus. Refugees, Jewish--China--Shanghai.
- Geographic Name
- Shanghai (China).
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Frida Gefen.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:23:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523589
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